Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants Etc.) Bill 2009-10
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last events
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3rd reading: House of Lords 8 April, 2010
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08.04.2010
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Royal Assent 8 April, 2010
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08.04.2010
- Order of Commitment discharged: House of Lords 8 April, 2010 | 08.04.2010
Act of Parliament
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Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 c.19 | PDF version, 60KB | 09.04.2010 |
Latest news on the Bill
Following agreement by both Houses on the text of the Bill it received Royal Assent on 8 April. The Bill is now an Act of Parliament (law).
Summary of the Bill
The recent economic downturn has been accompanied by a rise in the numbers of homes being repossessed. The main purpose of the Bill is to offer protection to tenants of rental properties whose landlord has both defaulted on his mortgage and not notified his lender that the property was being let (an 'unauthorised tenancy').
Key areas
- gives courts power to postpone the delivery of a possession order, and to stay or suspend the execution of an existing possession order
- ensures the tenant is given notice of a possession order before its execution
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